The Fourth Sunday in Lent
T HE H OLY E UCHARIST March 27, 2022 Welcome to the Monastery Chapel. We warmly invite you to participate fully in our worship.
Prelude
Chromatic Fugue
Entrance Hymn
Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
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Opening Acclamation Presider People
Blessed be the God of our salvation: Who bears our burdens and forgives our sins.
Confession & Absolution of Sin Presider
People
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The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit; a broken and contrite heart God will not despise. Let us come to the Lord, who is full of compassion, and acknowledge our transgressions in penitence and faith. God of all mercy, we confess that we have sinned against you, opposing your will in our lives. We have denied your goodness in each other, in ourselves, and in the world you have created. We repent of the evil that enslaves us, the evil we have done, and the evil done on our behalf. Forgive, restore, and strengthen us through our Savior Jesus Christ, that we may abide in your love and serve only your will. Amen. Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through the grace of Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.
Hymn of Supplication
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Entrance Hymn
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Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
Hymnal 690
Hymn of Supplication
Kyrie eleison
Missa Cantabrigia (Sean Glenn, SSJE)
Collect of the Day Presider People Presider
People
The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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The Word of God First Reading
Joshua 5:9–12
The Lord said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away from you the disgrace of Egypt." And so that place is called Gilgal to this day. While the Israelites were camped in Gilgal they kept the passover in the evening on the fourteenth day of the month in the plains of Jericho. On the day after the passover, on that very day, they ate the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain. The manna ceased on the day they ate the produce of the land, and the Israelites no longer had manna; they ate the crops of the land of Canaan that year. GradualPsalm 32 Second Reading
2 Corinthians 5:16–21
From now on, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
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The Holy Gospel
Luke 15:1–3, 11b–32
All the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Jesus. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them." So Jesus told them this parable: "There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.' So he divided his property between them. A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant country, and there he squandered his property in dissolute living. When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed the pigs. He would gladly have filled himself with the pods that the pigs were eating; and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself he said, 'How many of my father's hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands."' So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him. Then the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' But the father said to his slaves, 'Quickly, bring out a robe--the best one--and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!' And they began to celebrate.
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"Now his elder son was in the field; and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. He called one of the slaves and asked what was going on. He replied, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has got him back safe and sound.' Then he became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and began to plead with him. But he answered his father, 'Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!' Then the father said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.'"
The Sermon
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The Nicene Creed
Hymnal S 104
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The Prayers of the People
The Peace
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Offertory Hymn
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Come, thou fount of every blessing
Hymnal 686
The Holy Communion The Great Thanksgiving Sanctus
Missa Cantabrigia (Sean Glenn, SSJE)
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The Lord’s Prayer
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Hymnal S 148, alt.
Fraction Anthem
Missa Cantabrigia (Sean Glenn, SSJE)
Longing Collect Presider
Loving Father, we who are physically distant now, groan inwardly as we await the day when we are restored to the company of our neighbors and brought to the fullness of your presence in the Eucharistic feast. Comfort us in our longing to be near each other, assure us of your indwelling presence, and hasten the day when we will abide with you and all our beloved siblings in that kingdom where there is neither sorrow nor crying but the fullness of joy with all your saints; through Jesus Christ our Savior.
Invitation to Communion Presider
The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving.
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Post Communion Chant
Salvator mundi, salva nos
Music for Taizé
Prayer After Communion Presider People
Giver of life, you enlighten all who come into the world. Fill our hearts with the splendor of your grace, that we may perfectly love you and worthily praise your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Presider
Bow down before the Lord. Look down in mercy, Lord, on your people who bow before you; and grant that those whom you have nourished by your Word and Sacraments may bring forth fruit worthy of repentance; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
People
Dismissal Postlude
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Jesus, meine Zuversicht
Michael Gotthardt Fischer
Announcements 27 March 2022 COVID PROTOCOLS As we continue to take steps toward reopening, and because this is our home and a number of Brothers fall into the vulnerable persons category, we ask you to observe the following Covid protocols in the chapel: You be fully vaccinated and boosted You wear a mask at all times In order to enhance the chapel ventilation, doors and windows will remain open. Please dress appropriately. If you wish to maintain physical distancing, sit in the Lady Chapel We will continue to administer Holy Communion in one form only. Remember, the Church has always taught the fullness of the Sacrament is received when only one form (bread or wine) is received by the communicant. Holy Week and Easter Schedule The following services will be both in-person and livestreamed: Palm Sunday / The Sunday of the Passion 9:00 AM Holy Tuesday 5:30 PM Holy Wednesday: Tenebrae 7:30 PM Maundy Thursday 7:30 PM Good Friday 7:30 PM Holy Saturday: The Proper Liturgy 12:30 PM The Great Vigil 4:30 AM Easter Day 10:00 AM In addition, Evening Prayer on the following days will be livestreamed only: Palm Sunday / The Sunday of the Passion Holy Saturday Easter Day
4:00 PM 6:00 PM 4:00 PM
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❖ Br. David Vryhof, Presider & Preacher Mr. James Woodman, Monastery Organist ❖
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